Railway-tie and rail-securing device



(No Model.)

0. M. KNOX. RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL SECURING DEVICE.

Patented Nov. 10 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORVILLE M. KNOX, OF ONEIDA, NEXV YORK.

RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-SECURING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 462,? 16, datedNovember 10, 1891.

Application filed July 1 5, 1 8 91.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ORVILLE M. KNOX, of Oneida, in the county of Madisonand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Railway-Ties and Rail-Securing Devices; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and eX- act description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon,which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in railway-ties and rail-securingdevices therefor.

In the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification, andin which similar figures of reference refer to corresponding parts inthe several figures, Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a tie andsecuring devices and a cross-section of rails mounted thereon. Fig. 2shows an end elevation of the tie and side elevation of a section ofrail thereon. Fig. 3 shows a top view of the tie and rail-securingdevices. 4 shows the same as Fig. 1, with a modified form offastcning'device. Fig. 5 shows an end view of the tie and devicesshown'in Fig. 4. Fig.6 shows one of the rail-securing pieces, similar tothose shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, removed. Fig.7 shows one of therail-securing devices, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, removed.

Referring more specifically to the referencenumerals marked 011 thedrawings,] indicates the tie, having surface plate 2, withdownwardly-projeeting longitudinal central flange 3, which flangegradually rounds outward from the under surface of the tie, as shown at3, leaving no space or steps into which it is difficult to tainp theearth when locating the tie. The tie is also provided with a centrally-located web or projection 4, spanning the angle between thesurface portion of the tie and the downwardly-projecting rim, and whichportion 4 is connected to the surface portion with a rounded corner, asshown at Serial No. 399,548. (No model.)

4, which also makes the tie so that the earth may be readily tamped intoall space beneath the tie. The web or wall 4 is provided to preventlongitudinal displacement of the tie and may be provided with a squarecorner, as shown in Fig. 2, or with the projecting side cut to just spanthe angle between the surface plate and the vertical projecting plateshown in Fig. 5. The rails 5 are set directly on top of the surface ofthe-tie and are secured thereto, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, byplates 0, having a base portion adapted to lie on the surface of thetie, and a lip portion 7, adapted to engage the base of the rail. One ofthe pieces 6 is provided on each side of each rail, and they are securedto the rail by bolts 8, passing through the surface plate and the piece6. i

In themodified form of construction shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 7 thepieces (3 are provided, having an extension 6 conforming with the baseand web portions of the rail and acting as fish-plates, which aresecured to the rail by bolts 9, passing through the plates 6 and the webof the rail.

I am aware that metal ties are not new, broadly considered; but theparticular construction herein shown and described and having the'several advantages heretofore mentioned is believed to be new.Therefore,

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described metal railway-tie having surface plate 2 anddownwardly-projecting central flange 3, formed integral therewith, andhaving the corner or angle between the surface plate and flange filledand rounded, and a centrally-located web or plate at for preventinglongitudinal movement of the tie, and also having the angle between theweb and surface-plate filled and rounded, as set forth.

In witness whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ORVILLE M. KNOX.

Vitnesses:

M. E. ROBINSON, L. S. CLARKE.

